Where does “irlanninsusikoira” come from?
irlanninsusikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish Irlanti, from Swedish Irland, from Old Norse Írland, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.
irlanninsusikoira (Finnish): Irish wolfhound
Definitions
- Irish wolfhound
Ancestry of “irlanninsusikoira”, step by step
irlanninsusikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Irlanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Irlanti | the Irish language |
| 2 | Swedish | Irland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Írland | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via Finnish susikoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | susikoira | wolfhound; wolf dog; Synonym of saksanpaimenkoira |
| 2 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 3 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |